The band moved from being a phenomenon on the alternative stage to wider popularity with the appearance of Diligramm (Loonygramme) in December 1997.

Producing the record proved a little complex when early in the year Livius Varga lost the tape containing ideas for new songs while he was traveling on the tram in Budapest.

While the band uses the implementations of modern music, the lyrics are cruel and ironic; stories and verbal psychedelia are present.

After a long search his place was filled by József Kárpáti, a trumpet and piano player from the band 'Andersen'.

In the spring of 2001 Quimby released a new album called Morzsák és Szilánkok (Crumbs and Splinters).

Singer Tibor Kiss said the album presented the material "with a sort of continuous modality, like a film, building upon each other one after the other".

It is a musical-lyrical adventure in a troubled, intensive, vibrating, sensitive, dynamic, tragic, humorous, often tragicomic world.

There are Spanish-like chansons with stiff rhythms, interesting guitar work, agile and bop songs.

The album features percussion instruments, guitar, bass, keyboards, modern electronics and trumpet by the newest member of the band, József Kárpáti.

After an intensive probation period and a return concert, Quimby rejoined the Hungarian public music scene once again with enormous power.

Tibor Kiss doesn’t mince now, there is no nostalgia, no great truths revealed, but only the music with its ironic, emotional, expressive style.

Quimby celebrated this special jubilee by publishing a greatest hits recording and DVD called Family Tugedör.